The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-26

The Henrietta TEX National Bank closed its
doors yesterday. No estimate of the extent OF
the failure can be given.
Miss Rebecca Hunter, a prominent lady of
Newport, r. l.. committed suicide last night by
Jumping from the cliffs into the harbor.
Wallace Phillips, the boy who shot in the
head By the cowboys of Sellss circus. during
their recent performance at Clinton, Ia, died
yesterday.
Mrs. Grace Brotherton Deems and her hus-
band. DR.. Francis NJ Deems. the of the Rev.
DIR. Charles S. Deems, of New York have ami
cably adjusted their differences.
Richard Fl. Paine clerk under Paymastor
Putnam at the Portsmouth navy-yard, was ar
rested last night. charged with the embezzle-
ment of about So, 900 of the paymaster's funds
At Youngstown. o.. yesterday. Ebenezer Stan
his sweetheart. in March last. sentenced to
be hanged Nov. Is, IN the penitentlary at
Columbus
c. J. Little. Breathitt county lumber rner-
chant, arrested Louisville last night
at the instance of Marion Childers. Indiana
contractor. who charges that Little made way
with 81, 500 worth OF county bonds that he
gave him to sell.
Springfield. Mass. arrested by the Clevo-
land police yesterday, the instance of Mrs. Cor
ham, who charges that the couple eloped from
Springfield last Wednesday Gorham was
engineer on the Boston & Albany railroad and
Mrs Dewey is the wife Of Springfield car
penter
+ The Colby mine safe, at Bessemer, Mich, was
robbed of 81, 900 on Saturday night. The burg
lars gained admission by the Office windows.
Saturday was payday, and over $50. 600 was dis
tributed. There is generally about $4,000 In
the safe after pay day. as some men don't get
their wages until Monday. There is no clew to
the robbers
Oliver and Elmer Brumbaugh. cousins aged
twenty and twentyt two, respectively, the
of wealthy farmers living near Congress lake,
Ohio, were drowned, Sunday afternoon, while
bathing in the lake. Neither could SWIM, and
they jumped from a boat into ten feet of water.
A companion in the boat tried to save them, but
failed.
Jameson, the steeplechase jockey, who was
hurt by the falling of the Canadian horse Willis
W. in race at the West-side track, Chicago, on
Saturday, is in dying condition. Until yes
terday it supposed that he was but slightly
injured, but the fact is that his skull was tract
ured, and a surgical operation yesterday after
noon only served to leave him unconscious.
Giles Smith, of Deerfeld, N. Y, lost three
cows last Wednesday by bloody murrain. Ho
had them buried near running stream, which
infected the water. Three cows belonging to
VIM. Budlong, jr., neghbor died OF the dis
ease. Budlong and John Raymond. while look
ing for the cause, were stung by mosquitoes,
and are now seriously ILL., having been inoculated
with the murrain virus. There IS considerable
excitement and indignation about the matter.
The stream runs through several large farms or
imported cattle.
Mrs Joseph Dewitt, wealthy lady of Wichi-
ta Kan, probably fatally stabbed, about
O'Clock last night, by her step-daughter. Noble
Bennett of Hot Springs. Ark Miss Bennett is
a daughter of Dewitt by his first wife, and upon
her coming to Wichita Mrs. Dewitt re-
fused her admission to the house.
Lat evening Miss Bennett, accom- panied by
n Young man, drove up to the house. and upon
Mrs Dewitt coming to the door, drew a knife
and stabbed her twenty times in the breast,
face, neck and arms. She will probably die.
The assailant had not been arrested at last ac-